Standing on the “Little Beach” in Island Park, which has eroded over the years, Sen. Chuck Schumer and local officials urged the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to approve a $6.1 million extension of the Nassau County Back Bays Coastal Storm Risk Management Study on Sept. 4.

Former NYPD detective died from 9/11-related cancer

Nassau County officials are seeking to name an Oceanside park in honor of late former NYPD Det. Luis Alvarez, who died in June of cancer related to his work at ground zero and served as an activist urging federal officials to replenish the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund.

During Albert “Al” Larsen’s Aug. 20 funeral Mass at St. Anthony’s Church — a place he dedicated much of his life to, as a volunteer — the Rev. Kirk Reynolds asked the hundreds of people gathered there to raise their hands if Larsen had helped them during his life.

The Oceanside Lady Sailors’ soccer team had a season for the ages last year, going 10-1-2 with nine shutouts, including five in a row, and a 57-8 scoring advantage. But thanks to a quirky playoff seeding rule, they amazingly did not qualify for the Nassau Class AA playoffs.